a saturday well-spent

had lots of fun last saturday. i went to USJ(for the 5th time this year, if my memory serves me right…). and after several failed attempts, i finally got to ride “hollywood dream the ride” — the first roller coaster in the world to feature an audio system.

as the coaster sped all around USJ, i was amazed at what i experienced. the view was as beautiful as Erika Sawajiri, the music (Osaka Lover) as relaxing as a mother’s bedtime song, and the ride itself exhilirating as a teenager’s first date.

i was in it with a good charming friend on a surprisingly non-rainy saturday.¹ it was forecasted to rain on that day. the night before, my friend told me that it was gonna rain and asked me if our escapade was still on. i decided that we had better go ahead anyway.

sometimes when you take risks, you pay the consequence and just move on. that day wasn’t one of those days. the gamble had worked like a charm. aside from the better-than-expected weather, USJ wasn’t as crowded as other saturdays, presumably because the more sensible people decided against going due to the rainy forecast.

back to this good charming friend of mine. for a change i was with someone who doesn’t mind looking silly just like me. we were kind of doing this crazy dance while walking towards each ride, and it was a breath of fresh air that for a full day i can forget about the possibility of offending people and just be my crazy irritating self.²

talk about a day well-spent…

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1 i actually prayed that it won’t rain. but sometimes we don’t believe enough that God answers even petty prayers like this. fortunately, we have a God that is bigger than our faith. and yes, up until now, He still answers prayers.

2 taking nothing away from my other friends though. i’m both fortunate and grateful that directly or indirectly they keep me under control:).